Thursday, April 14, 2016

We are slowly getting some projects done to put our country style stamp on our house! It will be 4 years this July that we are here and that just goes to show that life is not like those wonderful decorating shows where everything is done in an hour!!!

Here is our latest,,,,,,thick shelves in the dining room!! Now I have a wonderful place to display alot of my white dishes, pitchers and platters. Not exactly sure what these large pieces of wood were from, but the thickness and country feel were just what we were looking for. I am guessing they were corral boards or something that was needed around the farm.

These pictures came from a "Gallery Art" package of co ordinating art work that

I found on a discount table at Winners. Can't beat $7.99 for the variety that

came in the package! Lots to choose from and these were my favorite for now!

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Happy Spring everyone!! I hope this finds you with a signs of spring showing up at your place!
It is a cool, windy day here today...overcast and kinda dreary. I hope we get some rain, as the ground is so dry and needs a good drink from Mother Nature. It is my day off and there is not much on my schedule so I thought I better get a post done on my blog! Some of you are so good at keeping up weekly, daily,,,,, and then there is me!!

We have had a busy month and Easter has come and gone already. Darrell and I enjoyed a trip to Las Vegas for 5 days over Easter. It was different not being with family for Easter Sunday. We had never been to Las Vegas, we stayed at a very nice Westin Resort at Lake Las Vegas. Some palm trees, sitting pool side, and not having a schedule was a wonderful break from everyday! We rented a car and went to The Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Mead Lake, Red Rock Coulee, where we did alot of hiking and walking. Of course we spent some time on the strip and took in a show. It was refreshing to stay about 20 minutes outside of the hustle an bustle of the main strip.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

I really have to say we have not had much winter in Southern Alberta this year. Of course, that makes everyone anxious to get some Spring On!! I have started on my spring time mantel and think I have all the "winter" decor put away now. Here's what I have come up with so far. Seeing the piece of shiplap display board that I change out for the mantel makes me want to get going on a few "shiplap" projects we want to do in the house. Thanks to Chip and Joanna of the popular show, Fixer Upper, shiplap has become a new buzz word. I love Chip and Joanna's style and could move into anything they put their hands to!!

Monday, February 1, 2016

Breakfast and Brunch are one of our favorite meals around here. Thought I would share my spin on Eggs Benedict with you today. I was wanting to use up some left over chicken and kinda made this recipe up as I went along. Then I tweaked it a little bit and had company over!! Yikes, thankfully, everyone seemed to enjoy the dish!

I started with parmesan garlic toast and added layers of goodness.

Grilled chicken, you could use poached eggs or a fried egg, both on the

over easy side, bacon, fried mushrooms, onion and just before serving put fresh

spinach in the pan with the onions and mushrooms. Top with a hollandaise

sauce and some paprika. Enjoy!

I made these up a wee bit ahead of time so that they would be ready when our

friends arrived. In a warmed oven, the over easy eggs will not be over cooked.

I just placed all the assembled layers of bread in a glass baking dish and

they seemed to be just right when served. There were a few slices left over and

Monday, January 25, 2016

I was asked by "Chairish," a great online shop where you can find just about anything you may need to decorate a wonderful room, to create a style board for a "Woman Cave". I have never created an actual style board, often the idea is just in my head and I know exactly what I am looking for when I go into a store. This was a fun assignment as I put together color, furniture, and accessories.

The style board was to be designed around their "vintage bar stool collection." I wanted to go with a modern farmhouse vibe to my woman cave. I chose a "mid-century turquoise fiberglass peg leg" bar stool. I wanted to have a cabinet that would hide away and hold glasses, napkins, wine bottles, and other accessories that you find in a bar. The wooden shelf would be a place to showcase special and unique glassware, interesting vintage bottles and some favorite pictures could be interchanged on the shelves as well. The light fixture would give a nice modern element to the area and the fun fabrics on the cushion would soften things up a bit.

Here is what I came up with :

All items are from the Chairish website, an online retailer that sells one-of-a-kind vintage items. Be sure to have a look around the site and see what you can find!!

This {woman cave} could be the perfect place to raise a glass in celebration, enjoy a hot apple cider and cozy in for the evening.

Thank you to Holly for inviting me to join in the Diva Den style board assignment and be sure to check out the {CHAIRISH}, website soon!!

Friday, January 15, 2016

It is our daughter in laws birthday and I had fun wrapping up her gift in some stamped wrapping.
I like using kraft shopping bags, brown lunch bags and kraft paper to wrap presents in a country style.

I have a large Happy Birthday stamp and used that to cover a piece of large kraft paper. Sweet and simple! I then looked through my ribbons and picked one with green as that is one of Js favorite colors. Finally found a use for the cute checked burlap bow for the finishing touch.

KnJ are heading to Thailand in February, so the package contains a travel journal and some photo albums for them to have their memories of this big trip with them forever. They are excited to get a chance to meet their sponsor child they have through Compassion International ! I am sure they will have a wonderful adventure!

God is in control.....

"Dear Lord, I praise you for being a soverign God. You are in control. I don't have to be. When I don't know what to do, thank you that I can ask you for wisdom and guidance. You are my wonderful Counselor. I put in your hands each of the concerns weighing on my heart and mind." from Prov 31 devotional site.